Off-road recreational vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorKyle Douglas Olason
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to an off-road vehicle comprising a frame, including at a frame, a passenger compartment, a driveline that includes at least a drive system and a driven system, and a constant velocity (CV) joint for coupling the driven system to the drive system. The CV joint includes a housing, a coupling shaft, a detent, a plunge pin and an actuation pin, wherein the actuation pin has a first end that is accessible via an aperture in the housing, wherein actuation of the actuation pin determines whether the plunge pin is in the first position or the second position.
Claims20
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a passenger compartment;
- a driveline that includes at least a drive system and a driven system;
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- a joint coupled to the drive system and the driven system, wherein the joint comprises:
- a housing having a first end for engaging a driven shaft and a second end opposite the first end;
- a coupling shaft located at the second end of the housing, the coupling shaft configured for engagement with the drive system;
- a detent extending to an outer periphery of the coupling shaft;
- a plunge pin disposed at least partially within the coupling shaft and having a first end engaged with one or more transfer pins and a second end located opposite the first end, the plunge pin being movable axially between a first position that maintains the detent in an engaged position with the drive system and a second position that permits disengagement of the detent with the drive system;
- a spring positioned closer to the second end of the plunge pin than to the first end, wherein the spring biases the plunge pin;
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- an actuation device located at least partially within the housing and configured to interact with the plunge pin to actuate the plunge pin between the first position and the second position.
A constant velocity joint comprising:
- a housing having a first end for engaging a driven shaft and a second end opposite the first end;
- a coupling shaft located at the second end of the housing, the coupling shaft configured for engagement with the drive system;
- a detent extending to an outer periphery of the coupling shaft;
- a plunge pin disposed at least partially within the coupling shaft and having a first end engaged with one or more transfer pins and a second end located opposite the first end, the plunge pin being movable axially between a first position that maintains the detent in an engaged position with the drive system and a second position that permits disengagement of the detent with the drive system;
- a spring positioned closer to the second end of the plunge pin than to the first end, wherein the spring biases the plunge pin;
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- an actuation device located at least partially within the housing and configured to interact with the plunge pin to actuate the plunge pin between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.